In the early 1970s the legendary percussionist Mitchell Peters composed unforgettable works for the young marimba player such as Sea Reflections and Yellow after the Rain. Now Daniel Berg continues Peters pedagogical idea of a repertoire that is idiomatic while musically challenging for the young percussionist.
With this final booklet in the series Easy Solos, I want to salute five people who all contributed greatly to increase the interest in the marimba.
Vol. 4 contains:• Opus and Numero (dedicated to Clair Omar Musser)• Zen Refractions after the Rain (to Mitchell Peters)• Une Petite Prière (to Evelyn Glennie) • Etude #4 (to Paul Smadbeck)• Variations on Swedish Folk Songs (to Keiko Abe)
Easy Solos Vol. 1, 2 and 3 are previously published by Edition Svitzer. The books have been very well received among young students and teachers around the world.
With these five works my hope is to approach the classical standard repertoire for marimba, in the degree of difficulty, and therefore the technical level is a little higher than in the previous parts. As before, all the works in this booklet have the range F-F and can therefore be played on any mallet instruments.